Celebrate the holiday season with Vera and her friends Vera wants to make a cozy Christmas in her little Blue Cottage. That's why she's so busy making marzipan snowballs and holiday wreaths and Christmas crackers and Star Apples and all sorts of Christmas tree ornaments. She's given very good directions so children can make these festive things too and enjoy a special Christmas with Vera the Mouse and all her friends. Children will adore this delicious story book with crafts and recipes. AUTHOR: Marjolein Bastin is a Dutch artist who is best known in America for her work with Hallmark greeting cards. She is the creator of the Vera series and also a regular contributor to Libelle, a Dutch women's magazine. AGES: 5-8 years *
